3 Reasons to Upgrade Your Exterior Landscape Lighting
Outdoor Smart Lighting Makes Life Easier & Safer
Protecting your home is vital, no matter the time of year. With longer nights ahead in Waterloo, Ontario, keeping your property illuminated throughout the evenings can improve safety while making your home look its best. Imagine being able to brighten your exterior spaces by pressing a button or the lights coming on automatically without a second thought. It’s all possible with Balaklava’s premier lighting design and installation.
Keep reading our blog below to discover three important reasons why you need to consider an exterior smart lighting upgrade.
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1. Home Safety
In addition to security alarms and surveillance cameras, your home protection plan should incorporate exterior lighting too! Thieves looking for an easy target are less likely to hone in on your home if it’s illuminated. Instead, they’ll prefer to target properties that are blanketed in the dead of night so that nosy neighbours and people walking their dogs along the street won’t be privy to their nefarious actions.
Motion-activated lights around your property’s perimeter and driveway, along with porch and patio lights that are always on, are just a few of the lighting additions you can include in your home safety plan.
2, Energy Savings
Leaving a light bulb on at all times of the day is a waste of energy. There’s no need to brighten your outdoor spaces, landscaping, or porch spaces when the sun is out and shining bright. Instead, schedule your exterior lighting to turn on automatically at dusk or when it’s cloudy and gray. Light sensors help this action happen automatically based on the amount of natural light present, and programmed schedules can do this in synchronicity with an atomic clock.
3. Convenience
With a pre-programmed schedule, there’s no need to turn the outdoor lights on when you head to bed for the evening - it’s done automatically! You can also incorporate smart scenes that combine several smart device responses into one action. For example, tap the “Goodnight” scene button on an on-wall keypad or on a tablet from the convenience of your cozy bed. Immediately, your exterior lighting turns on, the security system arms itself, and motorized shades lower for additional privacy from peering eyes.
Your Lighting Partner
Balaklava is the leading expert in smart lighting for interior and exterior spaces in Southern Ontario, Canada. If you’re ready to begin exploring what’s possible for your home or business property, connect with our team here to get started. We can’t wait to help you shine a light on the possibilities of outdoor lighting and smart control!
